Setup WSL on Windows-10

Windows now provides an amazing feature to use Linux as a subsystem on all machines. WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) will help you to use Linux seamlessly.

🧐Prerequisites

Windows 10 version 2004 and higher or Windows 11 to use the commands below.

🖥️Installation

wsl --install

This command will enable you to use WSL and install the Ubuntu distribution of Linux on our machines.

🔍Verify the version of WSL you are running

List your installed Linux distributions and check the version of WSL by using the command - wsl -l -v on Windows Command Prompt.

⚓Set up a Linux user

Once the installation of WSL is completed, you will need to create a Linux user and set a password for your newly installed Linux distribution.

For Better understanding Fallow the official article: Install WSL | Microsoft Learn